Tom Lee

Tom is a technology innovator and leader who brings his unique world view and compassion to create health IT solutions for the business of caring for people. He is the father of two small children and after a frightening personal experience, it was his concern for their future in the world that inspired him to create a company that matched his personal passion: driving innovation in the public healthcare system. Tom was instrumental in the establishment of the Chicago Health IT Regional Extension Center (CHITREC) and has consulted for leading healthcare and health IT organizations such as the Northwestern University School of Medicine, Erie Family Health Center, and the Alliance of Chicago. He was previously Director of Software Product Management at Research In Motion (Blackberry) and founding CTO of Enorbus Technologies, a successful wireless IT startup in China subsequently acquired by Disney. Tom earned a B.S. with Distinction in Physics from Stanford, a Ph.D in Physics from U.C. Berkeley where he was an NSF Fellow, and an M.B.A. with Distinction from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. We'll leave it to Tom to tell you what IGNITED his passion for improving the effectiveness and the reach of the healthcare system.